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Alumni Writers McQuerry, Wilkins Read Here March 3
A Gonzaga University Visiting Writers Series Event. The 2008-2009 Gonzaga University Visiting Writers Series continues next week featuring Gonzaga alumni Claire McQuerry and Joe Wilkins who will read their works beginning at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 3, ...
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Isaac Strong Wins Plum Research Gig in Big Apple
Isaac Strong rushed to the office of Gonzaga biology Professor Nancy Staub last week to share the news he had been waiting with bated breath for months to hear: the pre-medicine student from the tiny town of Canby, Ore., will head to New York City this ...
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Introducing Scholars' Corner
Gonzaga University Associate Professor of philosophy, Michael W. Tkacz, has been invited to deliver the prestigious Aquinas Lecture at the University of Oxford in Oxford, England, during Hilary (Winter) Term, 2009. The subject of Dr. Tkaczs lecture will ...
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It's GameDay Baby! ESPN-Style at Kennel
ESPN College GameDay brought top sports broadcasters Rece Davis, Digger Phelps, Bob Knight, Hubert Davis, and Jay Bilas to the McCarthey Athletic Center earlier this month, marking the second time in three years the sports network went live from Gonzaga ...
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Zags Snag National Service Honor
Gonzaga received another major honor last week for the volunteer service work students, faculty and staff do for others. The Corporation for National and Community Service honored Gonzaga with a spot on the Presidents Higher Education Community Service ...
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'Faces of Poverty Week' Includes Photo Art Exhibit
Gonzaga University will present a photographic art exhibition titled The Faces of Poverty that depicts images of poverty locally and internationally along with a week of presentations and panels focused on the plight of the poor March 22-27 at the Foley ...
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Gonzaga Launches Social Media Sites
Gonzaga University is expanding its virtual presence. Be a Super Fan on Gonzaga's new, official Facebook page and then click over to ZagsOnline, Gonzaga's newest online community.
 
Famed Jacob Lawrence Works Open at Jundt March 20
The Jundt Art Museum will feature an exhibition of the work of the late Jacob Lawrence (American, 1917- 2000), one of the best-known 20th century African-American painters. The exhibition, which begins March 20 and runs through July 31 in the Arcade ...
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Gonzaga Affirms Commitment to Environment
From recycling and green buildings to research on parasitic power reduction and Third World windmill design, the Gonzaga University community has long been and remains committed to responsible environmental stewardship. Affirming this commitment, Gonzaga ...
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MBA Marketing Plan: Gen Y Holds Sway in Car Market
Gonzaga University MBA students Kevin McKay and Jason Jones recently presented their analysis of the youth automobile market to domestic auto bosses in Detroit. The audience included the chief financial officer of Ford Motor Co., and the product manager ...
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Symphony Orchestra,Wind Symphony Perform March 2
The Gonzaga University Symphony Orchestra and Wind Symphony will perform at 7:30 p.m., Monday, March 2 at the Martin Woldson Theater at the FOX, located at 1001 W. Sprague Ave., downtown Spokane. The concert is free and open to the public.
 
Fr. Spitzer's Response to Province Bankruptcy
Following is a statement that Gonzaga University President Rev. Robert J. Spitzer, S.J., sent this morning to the Universitys alumni and friends regarding the announcement last night by the Oregon Province of the Society of Jesus that it has filed for ...
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Hekmatpanah to Perform Feb. 15 at St. Augustine
Gonzaga University music Associate Professor Kevin Hekmatpanah will perform a cello recital concert at 4 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 15 at St. Augustine Catholic Church at 428 W. 19th Ave., in Spokane. The pianist is Sheila Zilar-Gephart. The program will consist ...
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GU Named to President's Honor Roll for Service
(SPOKANE, Wash.) The Corporation for National and Community Service honored Gonzaga University today with a place on the Presidents Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for exemplary service efforts and service to Americas communities. Sue ...
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'The Last Days of Judas Iscariot' Feb. 26-28
Gonzaga University's Readers Theatre will present "The Last Days of Judas Iscariot" at 7 p.m., Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 26-28 at the Wolff Auditorium in the Jepson Center for the School of Business Administration. "Judas," directed by Rev. Kevin ...
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GU Starts Advisory Council on Sustainability
From recycling and green buildings to research on parasitic power reduction and Third World windmill design, the Gonzaga University community has long been committed to responsible environmental stewardship. Deepening this commitment, Gonzaga this week ...
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'Nanotechnology & Climate Change' Lecture Feb. 9
Internationally recognized environmental ethicist Andrew Light will discuss Nanotechnology and Climate Change at Gonzaga University at 5:30 p.m., Monday, Feb. 9 in the Wolff Auditorium of the Jepson Center for the School of Business. The lecture, hosted ...
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GU to Welcome First Group of Act Six Scholars
SPOKANE, Wash. Eight urban student-leaders from our state will receive full-tuition, full-need scholarships to attend Gonzaga University this coming fall (2009) through Gonzaga's first participation in the Act Six Leadership and Scholarship Initiative.
 
Goldman to Discuss Gordion Excavations Feb. 4
Andrew Goldman, Gonzaga University associate professor of history and chair of the classical civilizations department, will discuss From Phrygian Capital to Roman Fort: Recent Excavations at Gordion at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 4 at the Northwest Museum of ...
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'Stories of Saving Water' Presented Feb. 25
Seattle University Christian ethics Professor Gary Chamberlain will discuss Spirit Hovers over the Waters: Stories of Saving Waters and Saving the Waters, at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 25 in the Barbieri Courtroom at the Gonzaga University School of Law.